Ga-ga for Oprah

Let's see what was it about a year or so ago when Oprah gave new cars to everyone in her studio audience? Now 80,000 people coming to see her campaign for Barak Obama in South Carolina. Does this give new meaning to the famous Herbert Hoover political quotation "a chicken in every pot and a new car in every garage?"

Obama's going to win Iowa, NH and SC.

I find it saddening to read of Oprah's campaigning efforts in support of Obama. I've had a good deal of respect for the things she's done over the years but have lost some of that respect for what she is doing now. In her own words she has said she never endorses a political or presidential candidate. Has she suddenly been overwhelmed by Obama's vast experience in international affairs, or his fantastic track record solving the hard problems his existing constituency faces everyday, or could it be his great many years of political success across party lines? Since he has none of these credentials, could it be that Oprah has finally decided to enter the throng of the entertainment world's political backers because Obama is the first black to seek the presidency? Some say her motivation is that he has fresh ideas, could that be because he has extremely limited credentials and experience or is it that no other candidates have any fresh ideas? I'm disappointed in Oprah, I wonder, if Obama was white would his ideas seem just as fresh and powerful? or would he be just another candidate not compelling enough to pull Oprah into a position she has strictly avoided until now? political campaigner!